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Published: 2012-05-09 21:44:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 2008; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 43
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(or perhaps: "Doctor off her rocker"...?) ยฆ3cFinally, FINALLY finished the cover art for Issue Five of SSnPP ...!
Ordinarily I wouldn't post the original art on its own, but I really like how this one turned out compared to my previous four. ^~
[Download for full view] Doc's probably my favorite character (so far) in the comic to draw. She's comprised almost entirely of sweeps and arcs...! XD;;;
Issue 5 will be on sale in book form starting *this* weekend (Mother's Day weekend even~) at the Gaslight Gathering in San Diego.
HOPE TO SEE YOU THAR!
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That globe is ama~zing. Did you actually draw the texture yourself or stock? And I'm guessing that you sphere-ized it?
Indistinct light sources
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It's a texture, but I specifically used a T-O map from the 1500s to class things up.
When I took this to print, the light source on the far right was completely cropped off. :<
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As I try! 
Originally wanted a much gentler lighting scenario but, it being a comic, I wanted to do be a ~bit~ bolder...
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It is a cover; therefore ya gotta be dramatic, or over the top melodramatic, depending on..............
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Doc's a rockin, yer sock :3
ah that wasn't right XD
Pretty colors, the glow from the jars and the silhouettes in them immediately sets the tone :> plus those are really classy windows. What I'd do to stare out of them heheh *___*
mysterious test tube what secrets do you hold 8U
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Quite the Knickerbocker rocker she is~! /o/
Thanks; I was all over the place with what kind of tone I wanted to set, but time was a-wastin' so I just doubly committed to this lighting setup. 
Just what IS she mixing anyway...? ยค๏ฟฝ____ยค๏ฟฝ
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Those funky rhymin' skills :'V they give me chills!
Haha, wow and the colors come out looking rich anyway XD
She's mixing...an uhhh
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uhhhh
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...wish they also paid the bills.
The guy who prints my books for me did an amazing job too~ <3
Ummm
...sarsaparilla~! .........demonically infused sarsaparilla.
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She holds up remarkably well, doesn't she...
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fantastic lighting work!
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Aw, thanks Lia! (originally the whole thing was going to be washed in sepia. SO MUCH SEPIA. XD)
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I don't know what that needly showerhead is for, and I'm pretty sure I don't want know either ...
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The blinking red light means its safety lock is working perfectly~! ยฆP
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Are you sure? The power and gas are linked up oppositely, so I can never remember if lights-on means safe or unsafe ...
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Funny thing about analog-era tech is there were no set rules on what meant and what meant XD
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Is it any better in the digital age?
Thanks again for the commissions by the way. My mind is still wandering, wondering just what Hiromi is up to.
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Well now people just need to be able to tell the difference between a warning that they have a virus and a fake warning that's going to ask you to download protective software ...which turns out to be the virus itself. (Hint people: the one that uses size 48 font with twenty exclamation marks is probably the fake one.)
...strap-on store. Or lemonade stand. Either or. XD
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You know my disturbing and disgusting mind too well. Much much too well.
(Takao wouldn't be the grumpy if he'd been promised lemonade.)
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Good gracious. I would not want this woman as an enemy.
I really love the textures. Especially on those curtains. I mean, wow.
Can't help thinking that the thing near Doc's head is some kind of mechanised hairbrush. XD
Amazing work!
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I originally thought about making it more of a daytime scene with soft dapple lighting coming in the window ...but what's the fun in that.
Just as long as you set it "low" it can't hurt you...!
Thank ya~!
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Doc's kind of gone beyond the soft dapple lighting. xDD;;
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Y-yeah, pretty much. +v+;;;
(i feel like as soon as i introduce any new secondary characters, readers will immediately mistrust him/her...) XD;
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It depends on how that character is introduced, I think. XD But hey, secondary characters are fun!
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Yeah... I'll make up for the small amount of characters by giving them BIG personalities! XD
If there's one thing I've learned about comics, introducing characters via big full-page spreads, with their name being frequently mentioned, is the best way to endear them to the readers (lest they be forgotten by the next page!) :U
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